Optus Mobile Review ALDI Mobile Review Amaysim Mobile Review Belong Mobile Review Circles.Life Review Vodafone Mobile Review Woolworths Mobile Review Felix Mobile Review Best iPhone Plans Best Family Mobile Plans Best Budget Smartphones Best Prepaid Plans Best SIM-Only Plans Best Plans For Kids And Teens Best Cheap Mobile Plans Telstra vs Optus Mobile Optus NBN Review Belong NBN Review Vodafone NBN Review Superloop NBN Review Aussie BB NBN Review iiNet NBN Review MyRepublic NBN Review TPG NBN Review Best NBN Satellite Plans Best NBN Alternatives Best NBN Providers Best Home Wireless Plans What is a Good NBN Speed? Test NBN Speed How to speed up your internet Optus vs Telstra Broadband ExpressVPN Review CyberGhost VPN Review NordVPN Review PureVPN Review Norton Secure VPN Review IPVanish VPN Review Windscribe VPN Review Hotspot Shield VPN Review Best cheap VPN services Best VPN for streaming Best VPNs for gaming What is a VPN? VPNs for ad-blocking In this guide, we’ll look at the major 4G home internet plans available in Australia, as well as a few other NBN alternatives. Optus is the only provider that offer 4G home internet plans with speeds of 25Mbps. Every other provider - including TPG, iINet, Vodafone, and SpinTel - has a slightly lower speed cap of 20Mbps. If there are only one or two people in your household, speeds of 20 to 25Mbps could still be all the speed you need. 20Mbps is fast enough to stream 4K video on Netflix, for example. Conversely, you’ll want to avoid a 4G home internet plan if you’re a gamer or regularly download or upload large files. These plans all come with a modem similar to the one you’d get with an NBN plan. Here’s a look at the 4G home internet plans you can get right now: If you’re in a metropolitan area with solid coverage on your phone, chances are you’ll have equally good coverage for your home internet. On the other hand, if you’re in a black spot (or live in a rural area), you might be better off with a fixed wireless NBN plan or satellite internet. There are currently three 5G home internet speed tiers available: 50Mbps, 100Mbps, and uncapped. 50Mbps and 100Mbps plans are equivalent to NBN 50 and NBN 100 plans, respectively. On the other hand, uncapped plans can go as fast as network conditions allow. In our testing, we’ve seen speeds over 300Mbps on Optus’ 5G uncapped home internet, and speeds of over 400Mbps on Telstra. Of course, you’ll need to have 5G coverage to get a 5G home internet plan. Telstra has the widest 5G network, covering over 80% of the Australian population. Optus is second best, followed by Vodafone. SpinTel 5G home internet plans are powered by the Optus network, while TPG, iiNet, and Internode are all powered by Vodafone. These 5G home internet plans have a 50Mbps speed cap: Mobile broadband plans tend to have much smaller data limits, although there are now a couple of plans with 400GB. As such, mobile broadband plans are better suited for those who need a dedicated internet connection on the go, or a backup connection. Here’s a look at SIM-only mobile broadband plans with at least 70GB: 4G home internet has the benefit of not requiring installation. After you receive your modem, you can be online instantly. 4G home internet can also be a little more affordable than a similar NBN 25 plan. On the other hand, NBN plans can be a lot faster. You can get plans as fast as 1Gbps if you’re on the right technology type. NBN plans also have faster latency which is a must for online gaming, and are less prone to congestion than mobile networks.
